N.H. Landlord-Tenant Disputes As of September 2020

The New Hampshire Judicial Branch is providing weekly data on housing-related court filings, which provide a window into the impact of the pandemic on renters. Landlord-tenant filings can cover a broad range of disputes, including "non-payment of rent, failure to comply with terms of the lease, damage to the premises, behavior adversely affecting health or safety," among other things. A writ of possession, according to New Hampshire Legal Aid, "is the court order that allows a landlord to have a tenant lawfully removed from the home." Please see below for additional notes on this data.

Please note: Because there are such large differences in the volume of filings seen by each court, the individual charts are plotted on different scales. This shows the changes more clearly on a week-to-week basis. We've included the total number of filings, per category and per court, to put each chart into further perspective. If you want to look more closely at the underlying data, you can find it at the links below. | Additional data notes from the New Hampshire Judicial Branch: "*Plaistow court closed 6/16/20. Writs of Possession issued by Plaistow are reported under the court to which the case was transferred (Brentwood or Salem). Counts reflect the Writs of Possession entered into the court's case management system as of the date the data was pulled. Data from recent weeks may have changed since the pull date. 12/30/19 - 7/3/20 data is as of 7/7/20 7/6/20 - 7/10/20 data is as of 7/14/20."